The Korea Herald

Korea sets sights on 2014 WC

Oct 9, 2011

National team gearing up for final Asian qualifying round The 2014 World Cup still seems a long way away, but the South Korean national football team is already gearing up for the final Asian qualifying round.Korea, aiming to qualify for its eighth consecutive appearance in the world’s most prestigi
Korea sets sight on 2014 World Cup

Oct 9, 2011

The 2014 World Cup still seems a long way away, but the South Korean national football team is already gearing up for the final Asian qualifying round.Korea, aiming to qualify for its eighth consecutive appearance in the world’s most prestigious football event, is grouped with Kuwait, Lebanon and th
Korea ties Poland 2-2

Oct 7, 2011

(Yonhap)Korea tied Poland 2-2 in an international friendly match held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Friday, ahead of its World Cup qualifier against UAE next week.
S. Korea hammers Uzbekistan in opening leg of football doubleheader

Oct 7, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Olympic football team pounded Uzbekistan 5-1 at Seoul World Cup Stadium Friday, in the opening leg of the rare football friendly doubleheader in the nation's capital.Five different players got on the score sheet for the home team. Kim Tae-hwan scored just two
Messi says he can’t win matches alone

Oct 5, 2011

BUENOS AIRES (AP) ― Lionel Messi is trying to ease the pressure on himself ahead of Argentina’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers, saying Tuesday he can’t win matches all on his own.The Barcelona star made the comments on his arrival in Buenos Aires before Friday’s game at home to Chile and next Tuesday
Doubleheader on tap for Friday

Oct 5, 2011

Olympic team head coach Hong Myung-bo (left) is coming off a 2-0 win over Oman last month. (Yonhap News)South Korean football fans will be treated to a rare doubleheader Friday, as both the Olympic squad and the senior national team are set to compete in friendly matches in the nation’s capital.At S
K-League to adopt split format in 2012

Oct 5, 2011

South Korea’s first-division football league announced Thursday it will adopt a “split format” in 2012 to prepare for a new promotion-relegation system the following season.The K-League said its 16 teams will be split into two halves based on their records after 30 games each. The clubs will each pl
Brazil, FIFA seek better relations over World Cup

Oct 4, 2011

BRUSSELS (AP) ― The president of Brazil met with a top FIFA executive Monday in an effort to improve relations over the organization of the 2014 World Cup.Brazil President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke met privately in Belgium. Rouseff is in Belgium for Tuesday’s European U
Lion King finding his groove

Oct 2, 2011

It is true to say that in soccer, the strikers are the ones who get the goals and get the headlines. Goalkeepers can play fantastically well for a full 89 minutes but one mistake at the end and all know what the Internet and newspapers will focus on.Of the local stars who score the goals in the loca
United, Man City win to stay atop EPL

Oct 2, 2011

Red Devils break long-held mark for home winsLONDON (AP) ― Manchester United broke a century-old club record by winning its 19th straight league home game, 2-0 over Norwich, and Manchester City moved on from the turmoil of Carlos Tevez’s apparent refusal to play with a resounding 4-0 victory at Blac
Messi ties for second on Barca scoring list

Sept 29, 2011

Lionel Messi moved into a tie for second place on Barcelona’s career scoring list, getting a goal in each half Wednesday night to lead the defending champions to a 5-0 victory at BATE Borisov of Belarus in the European Champions League.Messi scored in the 38th and 55th minutes to give him 14 goals i
Man United salvage draw with Basel

Sept 28, 2011

There was turmoil for both Manchester clubs in the Champions League on Tuesday night, with United wasting a two-goal lead in a 3-3 draw with Basel and Carlos Tevez refusing to play for City in its 2-0 defeat at Bayern Munich.Ahead 2-0 after Danny Welbeck scored twice in a two-minute span in the firs
Korean clubs seek big spark

Sept 26, 2011

When coaches talk to the media between the first and second legs of knockout competitions, the clich used is used by both those who won as well as lost. “It is only halftime in this tie,” goes the refrain, which continues, “And there is still a lot of soccer to be played.”It is a big week for Korean
Messi, Ronaldo bag hat tricks

Sept 25, 2011

BARCELONA (AP) ― Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo each scored his second hat trick of the season, leading Barcelona and Real Madrid to victories in the Spanish league on Saturday night following draws in midweek.Messi scored on brilliant individual moves in the 26th and 78th minutes, and added a g
Barca rally to pull off draw at Valencia

Sept 22, 2011

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) ― Cesc Fabregas scored for the fourth straight league game to salvage a 2-2 draw for Barcelona at Valencia as the defending champions avoided defeat on a night when top rival Real Madrid had a 0-0 draw at Racing Santander.Lionel Messi continued his prolific partnership with the